Artists in Community
Cynthia J. Lujan ‘15
Artist, FA4 Collective Desfigurados
Cynthia Luján is an artist working regionally in Southern CA creating murals, paintings, and photographs. She is an inclusivity, mobility, and safety advocate creating artworks that address accessibility and the way people navigate public and social spaces. Luján completed her BFA in drawing and painting with a minor in Russian studies from CSULB and recently received a certificate in arts management from The Paul Merage School of Business at UCI. Luján learned the value in interdisciplinary exchange while studying at CSULB through study abroad programs to both China and Russia and received the Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures Award, Russian STARTALK National Security Language Initiative Scholarship, and the Linda A. Day Endowed Student Award to support those experiences. Luján is a committed arts & culture leader who not only creates community mural projects but demonstrates a collaborative history of working in the arts & culture sector as: member of FA4 Collective, placemaking committee member for the Downtown Long Beach Alliance, founder and curatorial director at __flatline art gallery in north Long Beach, public art director at the Arts Council for Long Beach, leadership committee member for Santa Ana Active Streets, and fine arts educator to older adults for cities and non-profits in both OC & LA County.
